Late afternoon sun glints off the big ARMN reefers and boxcars on a westbound Union Pacific freight at Hermosa, Wyoming, late in the afternoon of March 25, 2008.

The impressive large exhibition hall of the "Railway Museum (Saitama)", were more then 30 full-size vehicles are exhibited. The museum opened in october 2007 and is the successor to the Transporta... (more)

At dusk in north Tucson, a UP westbound has just activated the crossing gates near the west end of Kino siding.

Push/Pull. It's all in the details on an ancient battle scarred Top Gon.

Triple track: The busy BNSF Transcon through Amarillo has three main tracks, duly marked as to which one is which, providing enough capacity for all the trains zipping through town.

Last Rites for an old friend.

The HERZOG [National Train Day 2013] - A Herzog work train sits on the setout spur off UP's North Canyon Siding in the Cajon Pass.

A huge Lockheed aircraft parts car heads west on an SP freight climbing the Palmdale-Colton Cut-off. The car is likely headed for the Lockheed facility located between Palmdale and Lancaster, CA.

A UP westbound lights up the right of way as it pierces tunnel 9 in the Feather River Canyon.

Variations on a hopper.

Earlier in the morning at this location a locomotive hit the ground after a rail rolled under it. Here a crew from Simpson makes repairs to the crossing and trains were running again soon afterwa... (more)

Silent sentinels: Railroad pole and code lines are getting more rare, but Union Pacific's right-of-way up Peru Hill west of Green River, Wyoming still has the silent sentinels lining the way, as s... (more)

With all the attention focused on the trains at a heritage railway,it is often forgotten that sometimes the most mundane jobs have to be done.Far away from the glamour of the locomotives,a volunte... (more)

Foggy morning at Roderfield.